The classical use of reasoning to put forth an argument
What is logos?
100
Judging another culture by the values and standards of your own culture
What is ethnocentrism?
100
Internal noise such as hunger, a cough, headache and thirst.
What is a physiological barrier?
100
The overarching simple goal of the speech.
What is the general purpose?
100
Helen Keller's life story from year of birth to death date.
What is chronological?
200
Establishing credibility, expertise, and good will as a way of supporting your intentions and claim with the audience
What is ethos?
200
Keeping the audience foremost in mind every step of speech preparation and presentation
What is audience-centeredness?
200
External noise such as a police siren outside of Hawthorn Hall during your speech.
What is an environmental barrier?
200
A single statement that combines the general purpose, audience, and objective.
What is the specific purpose?
200
Speech on Addiction in America:
Preview: Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking, Gambling, Texting
What is topical?
300
The use of emotions to engage and motivate the audience into accepting your claim
What is pathos?
300
Observable characteristics of listeners (including age, gender, education level, group affiliation, and socio-cultural backgrounds) that the speaker considers when adapting to an audience
What are demographics?
300
Undefined technical terms or jargon that lead to audience confusion.
What are linguistic barriers?
300
Gains audience attention, establishes credibility, establishes purpose, and provides a preview.
What is the introduction?
300
Speech that discusses: weight, diet, stress, and inactivity as contributors to high-blood pressure.
What is causal?
400
The use of the President of the United Nation's testimony on the economic status of world nations
What is ethos?
400
A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas. For example: "Now that I have covered the problem, let's talk about the solution."
What is a signpost?
400
Audience members who have internal noise as the result of stress due to exams or a break-up with a significant other.
What is a psychological barrier?
400
Central portion of the speech which develops main ideas and provides credible/researched support/evidence and elaboration.
What is the body?
400
A speech showing the similarities and differences between gymnastics and dance.
What is comparative?
500
Beginning your speech about the need for working smoke detectors with a narrative about a local family who recently loss their home and their pets in a fire
What is pathos?
500
Words like furthermore, hence, thus, therefore, first, however and so forth that show how the speaker's ideas connect together.
What are transitions?
500
The proper term for the barrier created by a speaker who is "me centered" and does not consider his/her audience and instead holds the view that his/her's own experience and thoughts are the norm.
What is egocentrism?
500
Referring back to your specific purpose, your previewed points, and creating a wow moment.
What is the closing?
500
Topic: Sexual Assaults on College Campuses -
Main Points:
1. What universities can do to prevent
2. How universities can provide a safe/fair process for reporting rapes
3. How students should be educated on rape and about "rape culture"
4. How university clubs and Greek life can help in changing "rape culture" on campuses